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USPTO Reshapes Discretionary Denials for Post-Grant Proceedings

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued two memoranda reshaping the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) approach to discretionary denials for parallel proceedings....more

Mayer Brown

Examining New Guidance from the USPTO on Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings

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Recent changes at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) concerning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) discretion to deny institution of inter partes reviews (IPRs) or post-grant reviews (PGRs) based on parallel...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

[Webinar] Mid-Year Litigation and PTAB Review - June 26th, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

Join Wolf Greenfield for a mid-year review of litigation and PTAB trends at 12:00pm ET or 9:00pm ET. This webinar will cover: 2024/2025 patent litigation trends: ITC domestic industry, double patenting, forum shopping,...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

[Webinar] Mid-Year Litigation and PTAB Review - June 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Join Wolf Greenfield for a mid-year review of litigation and PTAB trends at 12:00pm ET or 9:00pm ET. This webinar will cover: 2024/2025 patent litigation trends: ITC domestic industry, double patenting, forum shopping,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

PTO Director’s Fintiv Guidance Gives Petitioners New Tools to Avoid Discretionary Denial

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's 2020 Apple Inc. v. Fintiv Inc. decision established six factors that guide its discretionary denial of an inter partes review or post-grant review petition in view of a parallel court case....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USPTO: Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Forecloses Fintiv Denial

The USPTO recently issued new guidance on how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will apply Apple Inc. v. Fintiv Inc., a 2020 precedential decision which laid out considerations for denying institution of a post-grant...more

Morgan Lewis

USPTO Director Clarifies PTAB’s Application of Fintiv to Limit Discretionary Denials

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The USPTO has issued interim procedures curbing the PTAB’s discretionary denials over post-grant proceedings associated with parallel ITC proceedings or district court litigation. ...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Fintiv Continues To Take Center Stage: The Effect of Parallel Litigation at the PTAB...

In 2021, Fintiv continued to be one of the hottest and most controversial issues facing the patent bar. The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) precedential Fintiv decision enumerated factors that the PTAB applies...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - May 2021

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed Alternative PTAB Discretionary Denial Factors In View of Co-Pending Parallel Litigation

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The authors propose replacing the PTAB’s current NHK-Fintiv factors with the alternative “Babcock-Train Factors” set forth herein These alternative factors have been crafted in an effort to provide clearer institution...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - November 2018

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

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